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  • Spectacular Solar Prominence Eruption Caught on Video

    I have always been fascinated by the things that go on in space and I especially enjoy videos of solar prominence eruptions from the sun, especially huge ones like this!  The massive solar prominence eruption seen in the picture and video below occurred yesterday morning and I think it is probably the most spectacular one…

  • Space Shuttle Atlantis Wedding Cake [pic]

    With the space shuttle program about to come to an end with the finial mission for the Space Shuttle Atlantis, I figured this would be the perfect time to post this awesome astronaut and Space Shuttle Atlantis wedding cake!  I have to say, I am really sad to see the shuttle program end because I…

  • Space shuttle launch as seen by a plane [video]

    One of my big goals is to see a space shuttle launch before NASA kills the space shuttle program.  While I have always wanted to see it from the ground, one flight from Orlando had the amazing opportunity to be flying in the skies near the launch site at the time of the final Space…

  • For the first time, we can see the whole sun [NASA video]

    When NASA releases almost any news about how our universe works, I tend to get rather giddy and today is no exception.  According to NASA, we can now see both sides of the sun thanks to a pair of satellites and will be able to do so for about another 8 years.  This vision of…

  • Amazing picture of the moon and Venus over Switzerland [pic]

    On Wednesday’s Astronomy Picture of the Day feature on the NASA website, they posted this amazing picture (below) that was taken by David Kaplan.  The photo was taken above the village of Trübbach, Switzerland and it shows the moon and Venus in the upper right and the mountain Mittlerspitz in the middle.  Although it looks really cold with…

  • North American Snowpocalypse as seen from space [NASA PIC]

    I don’t know about wherever you may live, but here in Colorado, it is fraking cold and snowy right now!  We have only received about 2 inches of snow with this storm but to say that it is cold here would be an understatement.  As I type this, it is -3 degrees Fahrenheit and it…